Monoclonal antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor gamma-subunit as site specific probes for receptor tyrosine phosphorylation

FEBS Letters
S J TzartosJ S Tzartos

Abstract

Tyrosine phosphorylation of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) may be involved in AChR desensitization and clustering. Torpedo AChR gamma-subunit is phosphorylated at Tyr365. Using overlapping synthetic peptides, we have precisely mapped the epitopes of five anti-gamma-subunit monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and found that the epitope(s) for the mAbs 154, 165 and 168 (gamma 365-370) all contain Tyr365. mAb 168 is a known blocker of AChR channel function. Using peptide analogues, Tyr365 was found to be indispensable for mAb165 binding; furthermore its binding was selectively inhibited by in vitro AChR tyrosine phosphorylation. The possible connection between gamma-subunit phosphorylation and regulation of AChR function and the proven usefulness of these mAbs as tools should facilitate functional studies of AChR gamma-subunit phosphorylation.

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